Resource Recommendations:

Suggested Reading List for Parents of Elementary Students GCPS Office of Student Academic Support and Advisement

• Miram Adderholdt-Elliott, Perfectionism: What is Bad About Being Too Good?
• Louise Bates Ames, Arnold Gesell, and Frances L. Ilg, The Child from Five to Ten T.
• Berry Brazelton, Working and Caring • Barbara Brooks, The Scared Child: Helping Kids Overcome Traumatic Events
• Lee Canter & Lee Hausner Ph.D., Homework Without Tears
• Jean Illsley Clarke, Self Esteem: A Family Affair
• Foster Cline and Jim Fay, Parenting with Love and Logic
• Barbara Coloroso, Winning at Parenting Without Beating Your Kids
• Stephen Covey, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families
• Bernice E. Cullinan, Reading to Me: Raising Kids Who Love to Read
• Dolores Curran, Traits of a Healthy Family • Dr. Don Dinkmeyer & Gary McKay, Raising a Responsible Child
• Rudolph Dreikurs, Children the Challenge
• David Elkind, The Hurried Child
• Adele Faver and Elaine Mazlish, Siblings Without Rivalry ; How to Talk So Kids Will Listen ; How to Talk So Kids Can Learn
• H. Stephen Glen & Jane Nelson Ed.D, Raising Self-Reliant Children in a Self Indulgent World Positive Discipline (Jane Nelson)
• Edward Hallowell & John Ratey, Driven to Distraction: Recognizing & Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood through Adulthood
• Louise Hart, The Winning Family
• Karen Renshaw Josline, Positive Parenting from A to Z
• Florence Karnofsky and Trudy Weiss, How to Improve Your Child’s Language and Thinking Skills
• Kevin Leman, Making Children Mind without Losing Yours
• Amy Lew and Betty Lous Bettner, A Parent’s Guide to Understanding and Motivating Children
• Linda Madaras, What’s Happening to My Body – Girls ; What’s Happening to My Body – Boys
• Robert J. MacKenzie, Setting Limits
• Carl Metzger, Good Parenting Guide
• Dr. Ruth Allen Peters, Don’t be Afraid to Discipline
• Frank Walton, Winning Children Over (English and Spanish).
• Gwinnett County Public Schools Office of Student Academic Support and Advisement Counselors Removing Barriers to Academic Success 770-513-6792
• Links Talking with Kids: An excellent website that sends free monthly tips on pertinent topics. If you like it, you can sign up for an on-line subscription. www.talkingwithkids.org

Mental Health Resources

Internet Resource: National Association of School Psychologists (http://www.nasponline.org)